Guide to South Central Neighborhood in Salem Oregon

[@SalemOR]

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[@bribiber]

I can't wait to visit Busch Park. Thank you, Clarity! Best agent ever

[@SalemOR]

Let me know when you’re ready for an introduction to the squirrels that live there. 🐿️ I’ll bring the peanuts ◡̈

[@rositis]

Sadly, there used to be a grocery store at the current location of the South Salem Pharmacy Building, which made the neighborhood far more walkable. It was a Frey's Thriftway (later styled "Daniel's Green Grocer"). The Frey family (Phil, Jin, and Bill) were legendary in Salem for their community involvement, but have all since passed away and their stores were sold. The one on South Commercial was where I spent my very first quarter on a video game, "Centipede".

[@SalemOR]

Thanks for adding these details. I appreciate learning more about the history of the area.

[@willtwain1383]

Hi Clarity, Do you know if South Central flooded much during the 1996 and 2012 floods? It looks like it flooded around the small rivers, down Church Street a bit.. Did Bush Pasture Park flood? It looks like a cool neighborhood. Thanks.

[@SalemOR]

Great question. The city of Salem would be the best resource for finding out historical flooding in that area. The FEMA flood map is also a good resource to see where the current flood zones in Salem are located. msc.fema.gov/portal/search?AddressQuery=salem%2C%20oregon Overall avoiding the designated FEMA flood zones is pretty easy to do in S Salem and in the Bush Park area. However, it's important to know that there is a 0.2% flood zone on some of the Eastern sections of the neighborhood (on the bottom of the hill). That link above should pull up the City of Salem and overlay the FEMA flood map. This comment feels so stuffy, but the take way is that yes, we have FEMA flood zones, but they are avoidable in many sections of the city. Great question!

[@willtwain1383]

@@SalemOR Wow, great quick response. I did look at a FEMA map. It looked like the key is to stay several blocks away from the streams. They have a 500-year map that is interesting. Some dude put out a video of the 2012 flood on KZbin, He was at Pringle Creek and it was going strong. Church was flooded in the immediate area. I would think sump pumps are popular in Northern South Central. Anyways, The area is very intriguing. You are fabulous.

[@SalemOR]

@@willtwain1383 I haven't seen the video you're talking about but I've seen the video from Mill Creek when it flooded. I'm guessing/hoping the city has built out the infrastructure to avoid future flooding in those small creeks but who knows! I'm glad you're enjoying my videos.

[@willtwain1383]

@@SalemOR Your honest attention to detail is nice. Thanks.

[@myworldfriends123]

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